St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-11
FARM AND FiREsioE.

Bones should be saved for fertilis-
ers.
1T is said that screws dipped in a
mixture Of oil and black lead will
neither rust nor become too rigidly fixed.
Sunshine Cake: Yelks Of eleven
eggs. two cupfuls Of sugar. one cupful
Of butter. one cupful Of milk. three cup
fuls of -four. one teaspoonful OF cream
Of tartar. one-half teaspoonful Of soda.
Good Housekeeping.
"A German medical journal asserts
that boiled milk is more easily and rap
idly digested than unboiled milk and
that the curds are softer.-FOote' .
Health Monthly.
Mari is not only an excellent alb
sorbent in the stables. but adds to the
fertility Of the soil. Mixing it with
manure renders it better adapted for
plant-food.
I'm washing pocket handkerchief.
throw handful Of salt into the water
in which they are being soaked. You
will be surprised at The ease " it'll which
they are cleaned.-Farn,. Field and
Sfockman.
The ordinary farmer. East or West.
can no: afford to keep sheep for the
wool. The account for the year must
show more balance than this. The
lamb must be a yearly fac:ar. which
can Ike turned into profit. -Eschanqe.
Good implements save labor. The
use of an inferior pillow during the busy
season not only delays operations to a
certain extent. but the effects OF the
poor work done extend to the time
when the crop is harvested.
The following recipe has been sent
us. says the Poultry Monthly: For cank-
er. paint twice daily with perchloride
Of iron the inside Of the mouth and
touch the sores outside with lunar
caustic. Give twice each week as much
epson salts a will lie on a quarter Of a
dollar.
-CornStalks have much less sweet
ness in them before they blossom or
tasscl. as it is usually called: analysis
shows this. and the COW, given her
choice Of the two. usually confirms the
verdict Of chemical science. The stalks
improve until the ears are fully formed
and begin to harden.
Grand Cake: One cup Of sugar.
one-half cup each Of butter. milk and
corn starch, one and one-half cups of
hour. two teaspoonfal> Of baking
powder. and the whites Of four eggs.
Dissolve the corn-Starc, in the milk.
You can use the yelks if preferred and
save the whites for frosting. Household.
A new and hardy variety Of apricot
is now attracting the attention of fruit.
growers. 1t is said to have been
brought to this country several years
since by the Russian MennOnites. and
planted throughout Kansas and Ne
braska, where it has proved entirely
hardy and healthy. quite productive.
bearing handsome. golden yellow
fruit, Of medium size, sweet and OF
good quality.
Colonel F. D. Curtis is satisfied that
white corn is better for feeding pigs
than yellow flint The grain is light.
containing less fat forming material.
consequently it is not 50 heating. II
makes a healthy growth Of body. Ozone
and muscle. together with the fay.
while the harder. richer yellow flint
makes preponderance Of fat.
Never bring fowl from another
ward and place it in your flock until
you have kept it in quarantine. Pro-
vide coop for that purpose. and place
it 1t some distance from the yards.
keeping the new birds confined long
enough to know If they are healthy. The
strictest precautions are necessary. or
You will bring roup or cholera into your
yards before you are aware OF it. And.
what is more. even fthere be no disease.
quarantine for fear Of lice. Always be
on the watch against lice. for should
. lousy bird come into tk yard. it
would soon stock the whole. Toy
Times.